Vezio Sacratini

[4] After graduating from AIC in 1991, Sacratini began his professional career with Italian outfit HC Varese.

Finishing 3rd out of 11 teams in the regular season, Varese beat HC Alleghe in the quarterfinals, before losing in the semifinals to Bolzano.

[12] The Devils were crowned regular season champions, whilst they lost in the semi-finals of the playoffs to the eventual winners, the Sheffield Steelers.

[14] The 1998-99 season was an improvement, with Sacratini scoring 37 points in 40 games as the Devils finished 2nd in the league, and won beat the Nottingham Panthers in the play-off finals.

[16] However, at the end of the season the Cardiff Devils went into voluntary liquidation, and as a result were stripped of their BISL franchise.

[17] The team would eventually reform and participate in the British National League, which was at the time the second tier of Ice Hockey in the UK.

Sacratini, along with Devils teammates Kim Ahlroos, Ian MacIntyre and Steve Thornton would move to the London Knights in preparation for the 2001-02 BISL season.

With the Knights folding, and the Bracknell Bees choosing to drop down a league, the BISL was left with only 3 teams, Belfast Giants, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers.

Owing a large debt to Ice Hockey UK and facing the prospect of having only three members, the league placed itself into liquidation on 30 April 2003.

[18] The three former BISL teams, along with Basingstoke Bison, Cardiff Devils, Coventry Blaze, London Racers and Manchester Phoenix would go on to form the Elite Ice Hockey League, the new top tier of the sport in the UK.

[21] Due to his tenure at the club, as well as being named team captain, the Cardiff Devils held a testimonial match in Sacratini's honour towards the end of the season.

[24] Sacratini would also make a fleeting return to the EIHL during the 2006-07 season, playing 5 games for the Sheffield Steelers, registering 5 points.